# Mrs. Kohler — The Song of the Lark character guide

> Mrs. Kohler in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Mrs. Kohler, old Mrs. Kohler

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

An elderly German neighbor who befriends Thea and Herr Wunsch.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/iv)

German immigrant who tends her garden, rescues Wunsch, and enjoys Thea's singing.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/x)

Mrs. Kohler welcomes Thea, shows her a bantam egg, and gives her Christmas cakes.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/xi)

Tends her garden; tells Thea it is lucky to have a birthday when the lindens bloom.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/xiii)

Mends Wunsch's clothes and prepares a bed for him; grieves his departure and later witnesses his violent rampage.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/xv)

Mentioned as missing Wunsch; attends church to hear Thea sing.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/iii)

Thea recalls the late afternoon sun pouring through the mint bed in Mrs. Kohler's garden as a lasting memory.

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